The Jātaka: Or, Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, Volume 2Edward Byles Cowell |
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Ananda answered ascetic Assaka became Boars Bodhi Bodhisatta was born Brahmadatta was king brahmin Brethren Brother Buddha charioteer courtiers creature cried Crow declared the Truths Devadatta Dhammapada discourse was ended dwelling dwelt Elder elephant ended this discourse etc.-This story father fell fish fruit gave give golden golden plate grew Hall of Truth heard hearing heaven hermit Himalaya honour identified the Birth Jackal Jātaka king of Benares king's Kosala Kuru lived lord mango Master had ended Master identified monkey mother Mūsila old-world tale Once queen reigning in Benares repeated the second replied rice righteousness Sakka Sariputta satta Savatthi saying second stanza stanza stood story the Master Takkasilā talking Tathāgata teacher thought thousand pieces told an old-world told at Jetavana took Tortoise tree Truths and identified uttered verses village Vinaya virtue wife wise woman young
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Page 76 - Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was reigning' in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born in a farmer's family, and when he grew up he got a livelihood by tillage. "At the same time there was a merchant who used to go about hawking goods, which a donkey carried for him. Wherever he went he used to take his bundle off the ass, * Koppen, loc.
Page 59 - Then he told a story. Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, a rich merchant's cook of that town hung up a nest-basket in the kitchen to win merit by it.
Page 93 - The time will come when the wicked relatives will find their punishment. O brethren, this is not the first time that this occurrence took place; it has happened before", and he told them a world-old tale.
Page 242 - Once upon a time, the people who lived in the first cycle of the world gathered together, and took for their king a certain man, handsome, auspicious, commanding, altogether perfect. The quadrupeds also gathered, and chose for king the Lion; and the fish in the ocean chose them a fish called Ananda. Then all the birds in the Himalayas assembled upon a flat rock, crying, "Among men there is a king, and among the beasts, and the fish have one too; but amongst us birds king there is none. We should...
Page 205 - I" The Master came in, and wanted to know what they were discussing as they sat there. They told him. Said he, " Brethren, this is not the first time that this man turned the other out of his dwelling ;" and he told them an old-world tale. Once on a time, when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta became a Tree-spirit in the woods. At that time during the rainy season rain used to pour down seven days on a stretch. A certain) small red-faced Monkey lived in a rock-cave sheltered from...
Page 57 - And he told them this story. [153] Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta became an Antelope, and lived within a forest, in a thicket near a certain lake. Not far from the same lake, sat a Woodpecker perched at the top of a tree; and in the lake dwelt a Tortoise. And the three became friends, and lived together in amity. A hunter, wandering about...
Page 163 - And then he told them a tale of the olden time. Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta reigned in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a brahmin; who when he grew up, and mastered the Three Vedas, became a far-famed teacher, and instructed five hundred pupils in sacred verses. These five hundred, having given their best energy to their work, and perfected their learning, said within themselves...
Page 185 - I will," the charioteer replied. But he did not show it to them all together. He took the eldest at once to the forest in the chariot, and showed him the tree at the time when the buds were just sprouting from the stem. To the second he showed it when the leaves were green, to the third at the time of blossoming, and to the fourth when it was bearing fruit. After this it happened that the four brothers were sitting together, and some one asked, "What sort of a tree is the Judas tree?
Page 46 - Not now only has the lad destroyed a plantation: he did just the same before;" and then -he told them an old-world tale. ONCE upon a time, when a king named Vissasena was reigning over Benares, proclamation was made of a holiday. The park keeper thought he would go and keep holiday; so calling the monkeys that lived in the park, he said: — "This park is a great blessing to you. I want to take a week's holiday. Will you water the saplings...
Page 66 - Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was King of Benares, the Bodhisatta was born as son of his chief queen. On his name-day they asked 800 Brahmans, having satisfied them with all their desires, about his lucky marks. The Brahmans who had skill in divining from such marks beheld the excellence of his, and made answer : "Full of goodness, great King, is your son, and when you die he...